John Kerry's response to those who seek to smear him with "liberal" label

[flpoljunkie]

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-uskerr283645552jan28,0,979730.story?coll=ny-nationalnews-headlines

As for being attacked as a liberal, Kerry said, "If being that means I want decent schools for people in the South; if being that means I want health care for every single American, and I want a system that makes sense; if being that means I want to balance the budget and be responsible fiscally and not leave our children with debt ... I'll take that anywhere in the country." - John Kerry

Give 'em hell, JK!

[papau]

1. A great response!

:-)

[TheBlob]

2. Now THAT is the kind of dialogue

that can make me go to the mat for Kerry.

[BL_Zebub]

3. Wow, those words sound awfully familiar.....

I wonder where I heard them before :eyes:

(Wasn't from Kerry, that's for sure)

[sangh0]

4. They should.

Similar things have been said for more than 30 years.

[gottaB]

5. critics have noted that he doesn't repeat the word "liberal"

Another one of Kerry's responses to being called a liberal: "The labels are not what's important. What's important is, what do you fight for, what do you stand for, what is your vision for the nation" (source).

I think Kerry might have something to say about the value of liberal democracy. It's disheartening to see him dodge the word "liberal." I understand the context of it--like the nyt endorsement that was compelled to offer an apologia for Kerry's tendency to express complex thoughts--the culture of the sound bite is pervasive and powerful. So I understand it, I think, and accept it as a price to pay for victory, but it's disheartening.